Heath Ledger & ‘A Knight’s Tale’: A Medieval Revolution At 25

from Hollywood Outbreak · host Ari Coine

Heath Ledger made something feel different the moment A Knight’s Tale hit theaters on May 11, 2001. Medieval movies had a look. Serious. Heavy. Almost academic in how reverently they handled the genre. Nobody gave Brian Helgeland that memo. What audiences actually got was a jousting movie with Queen blasting through the arena while Ledger […] The post Heath Ledger & ‘A Knight’s Tale’: A Medieval Revolution At 25 appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.

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